St. Anthony Regional Hospital
311 S. Clark Street      
Carroll, IA 51401
712-792-3581
www.stanthonyhospital.org

DATE: June 13, 2007                                 

For Immediate Release
For More Information, Contact:
Joyce Ryberg, Vice President for
Patient Services
712-792-823

NEWS RELEASE

New Technology Enhances Sinus Surgery at St. Anthony

St. Anthony Regional Hospital recently acquired state-of-the-art technology, BrainLab Kolibri ENT, to aid Dr. Tracey Wellendorf in the process of performing sinus surgery.  This image-guided system involves a three-dimensional computerized image, and combines computed tomography (CT) scans and real-time information regarding the exact position of surgical instruments using infrared signals.  This technology provides the critical element of depth perception, and allows the surgeon to navigate through complex sinus passages with an added margin of precision and safety.

This state-of-the-art technology uses some of the same stealth principles used during the Gulf War by the military.  Dr. Thomas Dulaney, from Des Moines Orthopaedic Surgeons, has been using similar technology acquired by St. Anthony during the past year to enhance precision and safety for total knee replacement surgery.